New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy was criticized on sports talk radio this month for taking three days, which is provided for in baseball's rules, to spend time with his wife and newborn son Noah.

In the past months, I've spent a fair amount of time puzzling over what comes next. And though I have no idea when I will make that transition - as my doctor said, "No one can tell you exactly when that will be" - understandably it's been on my mind.